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How did you hear <br />about our grant <br />program? <br />W ord of mouth <br />Did you attend or <br />watch the Artist <br />Project Grant <br />Training Session? <br />Yes <br />PROJECT/PROGRAM <br />INFORMATION <br />Tell us about your project or program <br />Grant Amount <br />Requested <br />3000 <br />Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2024) <br />August 30, 2024 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2025) <br />March 2, 2025 <br />Project/Program <br />Summary <br />Project Title: The Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project <br />W hat: <br />The Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project is a three-part, free concert series <br />which brings together several local artists with several guest artists here in <br />Orange County. The series is inspired by the music of female composers <br />of the 19th century. These free concerts will take advantage of my <br />experience as an HIP music performer, as well as the expertise of Mimi <br />Solomon, a locally based pianist who has trained on specific 19th-century <br />pianos in Paris, France. UNC Chapel Hill happens to own two of these <br />19th-century pianos, and they remain virtually unknown to, and unheard by, <br />the members of our local public community! Of special note: The Amanda <br />Maier Piano Trio was recently discovered in 2016, and from all I can <br />gather, our performance of it on Concert 1 in August will be the North <br />Carolina premiere! <br />Concert 1, 8/20/24: featuring Amanda Röntgen-Maier (Sweden/Germany, <br />Graf piano)* <br />Concert 2, 9/13/24: featuring Pauline Viardot (Paris, Pleyel piano) <br />Concert 3, 3/1/25: featuring Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann <br />(Leipzig, Graf piano) <br />*Note that the budget below accounts for Concert 1, which is what the <br />OCAC Grant would support <br />W hy: <br />The name "Gut Instinct" is a play on words. In 19th-century Europe, the <br />violin, viola, and cello were strung with (sheep) gut. All of the artists <br />collaborating with Mimi on the Pleyel and Graf pianos (built in 19th-century <br />Paris and Vienna, respectively) would be using these gut string materials. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: D5BDC3D7-8023-4F0D-854E-21C6FC53C5A0